There is a phrase I’ve been using with my kids a lot lately: by God’s design. Because when we see something amazing in nature (we’re studying botany at the moment) or when we talk about the human body (with two little boys obsessed with bodily noises and a daughter approaching puberty, this is another popular topic), I have no better answer for them.
The uterus is the organ specifically designed by God to carry a growing baby. The plant takes in water which feeds up through the channels of the stem to the flower, by God’s design.
I explain that our bodies do not always perform as designed, because the world is broken. Yet, in all its variations and facets the human body is beautiful. In all our colors, shapes, and sizes we are wonderfully made.
I have to remind myself of this too. When I see the signs of age and wonder what wlll be left of me in another 40 years, I remember that God gave my body the ability to grow in strength. I may not be able to stop the aging process, but I am able to become smarter, stronger, and healthier than I am right now.
Scientific studies have found that beginning exercise of any kind, at any time, even after years of sedentary activity, reduces your chance of death by any natural cause and extends your life.
When I watch the way animals behave, from bees to elephants, I wonder at our Creator and the thoughtfulness and detail he put into his creation. He could have created a much simpler world but instead made one that was planned, designed, and thought out from the smallest cell to the largest galaxy.
Yet in all of that, he knows me by name.
We are wonderfully, beautifully and uniquely made 😍 visiting from fmf your neighbour #4
Bethany, I love this post. I love how you said ” that our bodies do not always perform as designed, because the world is broken. ” That is so true, and a wonderful way to explain it. Blessings.
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This >>> “He could have created a much simpler world but instead made one that was planned, designed, and thought out from the smallest cell to the largest galaxy.” The intricacy He put into creation truly is astounding and something I want to think on throughout the day.
“He could have created a much simpler world but instead made one that was planned, designed, and thought out from the smallest cell to the largest galaxy. Yet in all of that, he knows me by name” – awe-inspiring, isn’t it? Great post
Yes! And I absolutely love that at any point we can start taking better care of ourselves and it makes a difference ❤️!
My husband and I were talking recently about how this applies to spiritual growth too. There are no milestones you should have reached by a certain age. We get there when we get there. It’s never too late to start seeking God.
yes, amen! great reminder to take care of this temple of the Designer! 🙂
Hmm… it is interesting to me that many of us know and share that we are designed by God, each one sharing in his or her personal and unique perspective. I am a visual person and I like the way you describe things. I get a picture in my mind. Very good message written in a very unique way. Could you please read mine? I am the ugly one- number 9 on FMF. I forgot to put my photo on the blog and instead you see a dictionary definition for the word design. ❤️Terri D
In catering for a broken world, I wonder if God goes here…or is it simply my own conceit?
I sometimes wonder why God made
me just the way that I have been,
and if I have made the grade
that at my forming, He’d forseen.
When the horror comes by night
and governments still tarry,
you need a man who’s quick to fight;
you need a mercenary
who will step into the breach
that United Nations leaves,
and whose heart will try to reach
depth of that which he believes,
that though he has one life to give,
the least of these deserve to live.
God AND Science – good job Mama!
Barb – FMF#42